Mike Benson (screenwriter)
# Mike Benson (screenwriter)

Mike Benson is an American comic book and television writer and showrunner.

## Career

Benson worked as a writer and co-executive producer on The Bernie Mac Show and Entourage with his writing and producing partner Marc Abrams. In 2006, Benson and Abrams founded their own production company Catapult 360, which signed a two-year deal with Universal Media Studios to develop and produce drama, comedy and reality programming. In 2009, the company was reported to produce Scar Tissue with Anthony Kiedis for HBO, based on the book of the same name. Benson has also written for comics, where his credits include short stories about Punisher, Wolverine and Shang-Chi, a year-long run on Moon Knight, and a Luke Cage mini-series for the Marvel Noir line.

## Filmography

* Local Heroes (1996)
* The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)
* Big Wolf on Campus (2000)
* The Bernie Mac Show (2001–2006)
* Entourage:
   * "One Day in the Valley" (2006)
   * "Strange Days" (2006)
   * "Manic Monday" (2007)
